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Application lel April 3, 1922. Serial No. 548,955.

To all whom t my concern.'

Be it known that HARRY AUcUs'rUs lmnvARo and .latins June dmanr, citizens ot thel United States of America, residing at Ashland, in' the. county4 of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in yVaults or the like, of which the following is a specication.

'lhis invention relates to burial vaults.

The primary object of this invention is to construct a burial vault of several parts, which are formed of plastic material and adapted to be assembled together to provide air sealed enclosure for caskets or the like. A further object of the invention is to provide a vault for enclosing burial caskets or the like, by constructing the vault of a plurality of arts so as to admit or ease and convenience 1n handling, and less weight in assembling the parts of the vault, transporting and depositing the parts in the grave, and assembling the parts therein to complete the vault.

A further object is to provide means of constructing a vault ot several parts to enclose and support a caskettherein at a predetermined oint above the ground to prevent water gom coming in contact with the casket.

Another object of 4thednvention is to so construct and form the diderent parts of the vault so as to equalize the weight ol the parts to vfacilitate and permit the parts to be deposited in the grave and assembled therein without making it necessary to lift or handle excessive weight,

A further object is to'construct a foundation for the vault that will permit convenient and expeditious hailing out of water accumulated in the grave. v

A further object is to provide a vault that can be made of a minimum number or parts and quickly and rapidly assembled by unskilled labor, thereby saving labor and material.

rllhese and other objects are attained bythemechanism illustrated in the accompany in drawings in which ig. l isa side elevation of the invention partly in section showing a casket enclosed therein.

4lFi 2 isthe bottom planA view ot the teun ation of the vault..v

- lligx is a perspective view of a casket supporting, member,

the supporting members' upon the rebbey Fig. l is an end elevation of part of the cover.

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'2, 3, and l, represent the side and ends of vit within the rabbeted side portions of the foundation. ln order that the weight of the parts may be equalized, it is preferable to use in the construction ot the vault two or more supporting members as shown in Fig. 1` and indicated by reference numerals 6.,

lf desired, the supporting members (6) can be made of diierent lengths so as to leave more or less space as indicated at ll, between the ends thereof, to permit the casket supporting members' to be slidably moved for adjustment, on the rabbeted .por tions of the foundation.

The ribs (7 and 8) which Aare used for the purpose of maintaining and supporting the casket, are spaced `a'part leaving a space, as indicated at l2.

The foundation is preferably made of a 4pre-determined thickness, that is, such a the vault to bail out the water accumulated in the grave, with ease and convenience, before the casket is put into place. The foundation, supporting members, and comcombined cover and bodv portion are re-in forced b apertured or meshed sheet metal or the li e as shown at la;

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ortions of the foundation, an aperture I 1s provided in each of the supporting memyor the handle can be grasped by the hand of the assembler if desired, 'for the` purposes of liftin and depositing the 'combined cover and bo y vportion of" the vault upon the foundation.

An ordinary casket is represented by reference numeral 20.` (See Fig. 1.) In

' the'drawings two casket supporting memvbers are shown, -which is Athe preferable method of construction and use. It will be observed, however, that one or more supporting members canv be used .if desired, without departing from the principle of the invention, or if desired, one or more ribs can be provided .on each of the supporting members.

Attention is called tothe fact that all of the parts are designed to be molded-of concrete, cement, or other plastic material, and when made of such material, areeicient, durable, and practical for the purpose intended. It will be apparent, however, that the structure can be made up and assembled of other than plastic material without departin from the principle of the invention. If esired, prior to the assembling and mounting the combined cover and body? tion of the .vault on the foundation, cement, mortar, or the like can be plastered over the foundationon the to of the sides and ends, thereby sealing' and locking the parts together. p

It is not necessary, however, to seal or cement the parts together to carry out the objects. ofthe invention as close contact is secured by permittingothe bottom4 of the combined cover and dy portionv to contact with the'top portion of the sides and ends of the foundation without vthe insertion of cement or the like. v It will be notedthat in constructingv a vault as herein described that all the parts can be molded and each one separately deposited the grave. .In practice, the oundatlon is first 'insertedin' the grave, then the .slidable supporting members are mounted to slide over rabbeted portions of the foundation for adjustment, to conform to any size casket, then the cover and mdy portie/nis placed. upon the ,foundation enmemes closing the casket and sup orting members. -Attention is called to t e fact that the ribs (7 and 8) are made of such a height as will support the casket above the air Asealing point of the bottom ofthe cover and foundation.

We claim: v 1. In a vault, an integral foundation having an opening therein and rabbeted around said opening,a supporting member adapted to be slidably mounted on said rabbeted portion of the foundation, lugs having appertures formed in the upper portion thereof and an integral hollow bodycomposed of a top, sides and end portions mounted on the foundation in spaced relation from the sliding supporting member as for the purpose described.

' 2. In a vault, an integral hollow member composed of sides, a-to and end portions, a rectangular foundation member having an opening `formed therein which is rabbeted around-said opening, members adapted to be supported on the rabbeted portion of the foundation land also Ibeing provided. with upwardly projecting integral members, said foundation member bein adapted to support the hollow body wit out interfering with the members.

3. In a vault, a foundation member com-v prising a rectangular slab having an opening formed thereon and rabbeted around the opening, removable supporting members adapted to be fitted to and mounted on said rabbeted portion of the foundation, said renovable supporting members having apertured rib portlons formed thereon for the purpose of supporting a casket or the like and a cover comprising a top, end and side portions adapted to rest upon said foundation to form an entire hollow closed member, as and for the purpose described. 4. In a vault, a foundation comprising a slab having an opening formed therein, said foundation being rabbeted around said ogenin slidable removable members adapte to e supported on. said rabbeted portion of the foundation and a. hollow member J.wit out with the slidable members, as and-for the purpose described.

5. In a vault, an integral member, comprisinga top, sides and ends, a foundation member oompsin a slab having an opening thereinand bemgrabbeted around said opening, andremovable supporting members having a rtured pro'ections formed on. the top an adapted to slidably supported .on the rabbeted portion of said foundation, as and for the purpose described.

6. In a vault comprising the following parts, an integral hollow enclosure comprlsing a to sides and end members, a slab foundation aving fan opening therein and rabbeted around said opening, removable' Menem members fitted to said rabbeted portion and able supports adapted to be supported on supported thereon, ribs provided on the rethe foundation and having apertured pro- 10 movable members, as and for the purpose jections formed thereon. described. In testimony whereof We aHiX our signa- 5 7. In a vault the combination of an intures.

tgral hollow closure member with a slab having an opening therein to provide a HARRY lUGUSTUS LEDYARD- foundation for the closure member, remov- JAMES -FU-E JELLEY- 

